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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



*' Septembbb 24, 1908. 



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Fine Daisies, Lilies, Dahlias 



Special America Gladioli, and all oilier cut flowers in season 



KENNICOn BROS. CO. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 

 4<8-S0 Wabash Ave* L.D.Phone, central 466. CHICSGO 



Mention Tne Review •when you write. 



E. F. WiNTERSON CO., wa£ 



=47=49 

 Ayenue, 



Long: Distance Phone, Central 6004 



Chicago 



Wholesale Cut Flowers and Florists' Supplies 



We are receiving a large supply of fancy ^> U M W\ ■ ^\ ■ ■ We receive all the fancy varieties. 

 Ftock, aU colors, long; sterna. Our ■■ ■ lA ■■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ Can supply any quantity at right 

 prices are rlRht. ^%^^^r-mm^ m "%^ mm m prices. 



We are strictly Headquarters on Vems. When you are not sure of your supply, 

 you can depend on us having them. 



ASTERS 



FANCY FERNS 



Plentv of BKAUTIKS. ROSKS, GREKN8, BTC., at Chicago marketfauotations. Can supply TKL.LOW MUMS on one day's notice 

 riemyoi»aAu**jw,, q^jj J^^ g^p^LY CATALOGUE IS RfADT. \r 



WRITE for a copy, it will interest you. 

 We are also receiving some good CARNATIONS, fair size stems. 



exhibition; other sections were well rep- 

 resented. 



For group of foliage plants covering 

 100 square feet, first prize went to Mrs. 

 William Astor, James Boyd gardener. 

 For a similar sized group containing flow- 

 ering plants, the winners were Mrs. Rob- 

 ert Goelet, Colin Robertson gardener, and 

 Perry Belmont, John Davidson gardener. 

 For the 50-foot group of foliage plants, 

 Mrs. T. O. Richardson, James Robertson 

 gardener, led, with Mrs. William Astor 

 second. Colin Robertson had the best 

 table of decorative foliage plants, James 

 Robertson second, John Davidson third. 

 James Boyd had the best fern group. In 

 the other plant classes the foregoing ex- 

 hibitors shared the prizes with R. L. 

 Beeckman, J. B. Urquhart gardener; 

 Miss Fanny Foster, M. Burgholdt gar- 

 dener; H. D. Auckincloss, John Mahan 

 gardener, and Mrs. T. F. Borden. 



James Boyd had the best twenty-five 

 gardenias, the favorite flowers at New- 

 port. J. B. Urquhart won with both 

 Beauty and tea roses, and John Mahan 

 for collection of herbaceous plants. Jo- 

 seph Gibson had the best display of an- 

 nuals and F. L. Ziegler led for center- 

 piece of dahlias and fancy basket of the 

 same flowers, also for fancy basket of 

 other flowers than dahlias. 



There was, as usual, a big show of dah- 

 lias. Some of the leading prize winners 

 for these were: Mrs. H. A. Jahn, E. 8. 

 Manuel, M. Burgholdt, Mrs. T. K. Gibbs, 

 James Hooper gardener; A. B. Wordell, 

 James Robertson, W. D. Hathaway, Wil- 

 liam F. Turner, Alexander MacLellan, 

 and Mrs. Winthrop Chandler, W. G. Post- 

 ings gardener. The last named won the 

 silver medal offered for the best seed- 

 ling cactus variety never before exhib- 

 ited. 



Among miscellaneous exhibitors, W. W. 

 Rawson & Co. had a fine collection of 



dahlias. Henry A. Dreer received a cer- 

 tificate of merit for seedling nymphaeas. 

 Oscar Schultz was awarded a certificate 

 for orchids. James Boyd had a nice 

 group of dracaenas. B. H. Tracy, with a 

 collection of gladioli, was awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit. Julius Roehrs Co. had 

 stove plants and orchids. William G. 

 Postings was awarded a silver medal, 

 also a first-class certificate, for a seedling 

 peony flowered dahlia, Cliff Lawn. Mrs. 

 J. C. Mallory received a silver medal for 

 a seedling dahlia. Master Garrick. The 

 same exhibitor had other good seedlings. 

 There were excellent displays of fruit 

 and vegetables and the whole show was a 

 pronounced success in every way, being 

 superior in some respects to the exhibi- 

 tions in the large cities. W. N. C. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this bead one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

 •re to be addressed in our care, add 10 cents for 

 torwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED-By all-around garden- 

 er: private or retail commercial place: best 

 of references. Address No. 161, care Florists' 

 Review, Chkggo. 



SITUATION WANTED-By experienced florist 

 and gardener: single: age, 33: a good place 

 in Wisconsin or Illinois preferred. Address No. 

 160, care Florists' Review, Chicago 



SITUATION WANTED-Competent grower, at 

 present in charge of rose section in Indiana: 

 tea years' experience, wholesale and retail. 

 Address No. 166, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-Intelligent young man 

 with considerable knowledge in floriculture 

 wishes position in an experiment station for 

 agricultural college or in an up-to-date retail 

 place: first-class reference. Address No. 160, 

 care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-By Oct. 1; by all-around 

 florist; 27; German 12 years' experience in 

 greenhouse and landscape work; perfectly sober 

 and reliable and not afraid of work: please state 

 wages and particulars in first letter. Address 

 No. 164, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



CUT ASTERS 



50c to $1.50 Per Hundred. 



CUT GLADIOLI 



S3.00 Per Hundred. 



ALTIMO CULTURE CO. 



CANFIELD, OHIO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



SITUATION WANTED-By a young florist; 

 good grower; good position desired; Texas 

 preferred. Address Emil KreJci, Route 6. Box 

 199, Waco, Tex. . -■ 



HELP WANTED- Young man experienced in 

 designing and assistant in our retail depart- 

 ment. Address No. 164, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



HELP WANTED-A man for general green- 

 house work: must be steady and sober:«ive 

 references: state wages. Address L. H. A. Klein 

 Westport, Md. 



HELP WANTED-Man for general greenhouse 

 work; must be hustler; give references and 

 state wages in first letter John Fuhlbruegge 

 Winona, Minn. ' 



TTELP WANTED-Good, single, steady man for 

 -IJL general greenhouse work; apply at once. 

 Address Ploci.enniczak Bros., 437 Mitchell St., 

 Milwaukee, Wis. 



HELP WANTED-Florist to take charge of 

 greenhouses where general stock for cata- 

 logue trade is grown; no cut fiowers. Wagner 

 Park Conservatories, Sidney. Ohio. 



fFELP WANTED-A young man for retail store; 

 " must be sober and a good dcMgner; state 

 wages expected. Address A. Londenberg k Son, 

 65 W. Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, Ind. 



HELP WANTED-Florist for general green- 

 house work; must be able to run same; must 

 be sober and steady; give references and wages 

 expected in first letter. James Frost. Greenville. 

 Ohio. 



